Jane Wickline

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| occupation = Comedian, actress

| father = Matt Wickline

| alma_mater = Oberlin College (BA)

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Jane Wickline (born July 1, 1999){{Cite web |first=Jane |last=Wickline |title=we can go to R rated movies now, woohoo! 🎉🎉 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BHVi8mPACki/ |date=July 2, 2016|access-date=2024-10-07 |via=Instagram.com}} is an American comedian and actress. She is a featured cast member on Saturday Night Live for its 50th season.

Early life and education

Wickline's mother is Marcella "Marcy" Hardart, a pediatrician who previously worked as an assistant to SNL creator/producer Lorne Michaels{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-11-21 |title=Former Female 'Saturday Night Live' Staffers Issue Statement of Support for Al Franken |url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/al-franken-sexual-harassment-saturday-night-live-female-staff-1202620525/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and a manager at MTV. Her father is Matt Wickline, a writer for Late Night with David Letterman and In Living Color.{{Cite web |title=WEDDINGS;Marcella Hardart, Matthew Wickline |website=The New York Times |date=18 February 1996 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/18/style/weddings-marcella-hardart-matthew-wickline.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208110025/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/18/style/weddings-marcella-hardart-matthew-wickline.html |access-date=22 October 2024|archive-date=December 8, 2024 }}

The eldest of three siblings, Wickline grew up in Los Angeles and attended Santa Monica High School, where she played piano and trumpet in the school's band program. She graduated in 2017,{{cite news |last1=Leffler |first1=Thomas |title=Samohi alum joins 'Saturday Night Live' cast |url=https://smdp.com/2024/09/17/samohi-alum-joins-saturday-night-live-cast/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |work=Santa Monica Daily Press |date=17 September 2024}} then attended Oberlin College, where she participated in sketch comedy and edited the college satire publication The Grape, earning a bachelor's degree in creative writing in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Perrins |first=Richard |date=2024-09-18 |title=Oberlin College graduate named Saturday Night Live cast member |url=https://chroniclet.com/news/404148/oberlin-college-graduate-named-saturday-night-live-cast-member/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=The Chronicle-Telegram |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Fleischer |first=Daniel |title=Obies Take TikTok |url=https://oberlinreview.org/22829/arts/obies-take-tiktok/ |date=26 February 2021 |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=The Oberlin Review}}

Career

Wickline began making comedy videos in late 2020 when Oberlin suspended classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After graduating in spring 2021, she worked as a copy editor in Philadelphia while continuing to post comedy videos on TikTok.{{Cite web |last=Bloch |first=Emily |date=2024-09-10 |title=SNL drafts internet personality with Philly ties Jane Wickline |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/jane-wickline-snl-cast-changes-season-50-20240910.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}} In a 2021 interview, when asked about her goals, she said she "would love to write comedy in some capacity".{{Cite web |last=Lindsay |first=Kate |title=Jane Wickline on taking comedy TikTok to the next level |website=embedded.substack.com |date=2021-08-18 |url=https://embedded.substack.com/p/jane-wickline-on-taking-comedy-tiktok |access-date=September 10, 2024 |quote=The 22-year-old explains how she writes and produces some of the most elaborate sketches on the app.}}

Wickline tours as a sketch comedian. She was a member of Stapleview, which was created in 2022 as a live sketch comedy show streamed on TikTok,{{Cite news |first=Brian |last=Contreras |title='It's like SNL TikTok': A peek inside 'Stapleview,' a viral live comedy show |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2022-03-24 |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2022-03-24/stapleview-snl-for-tiktok-generation-comedy-show |access-date=September 10, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |title=TikTok Live To Debut First Fully Produced Sketch Comedy Show And Channel With Sam Grey-Backed 'Stapleview' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=2022-03-02 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/tiktok-live-first-fully-produced-sketch-comedy-show-sam-grey-stapleview-1234968545/ |access-date=September 10, 2024}} and appeared in the 2024 film My First Film. By 2024, she was a regular figure on Brooklyn's alternative comedy scene, and was performing with Liva Pierce as the musical comedy act Dukes.{{Cite magazine |first=Chris |last=Murphy |title=Live From New York, It's Three New Saturday Night Live Cast Members |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=2024-09-10 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/live-from-new-york-its-three-new-saturday-night-live-cast-members |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-10-05}}

In September 2024, Wickline became one of three new featured players on Saturday Night Live{{'}}s 50th season.{{Cite web |last1=Gularte |first1=Alejandra |last2=Fox |first2=Jesse David |title=SNL Adds Three New Cast Members for Season 50 |website=Vulture |date=2024-09-10 |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/snl-new-cast-members-season-50.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-09-10}}{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=September 10, 2024 |title=SNL Adds Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim & Jane Wickline To Cast For Season 50, Promotes Trio As Chloe Troast Departs |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/snl-season-50-cast-marcello-hernandez-ashley-padilla-1236079790/ |access-date=September 10, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}